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Man dead after shooting across the street from Shops at Midtown Miami
MIAMI - An investigation is underway after an early morning shooting across the street from The Shops at Midtown Miami. It happened just after 4 a.m. along North Miami Avenue near NW 35th Street. Miami police said a man who was shot multiple times was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he died. A man who lives across the street said he heard the gunshots. "It was like pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, it sounded like they were shooting at somebody. I was scared of really moving, whatever, I don't know, they were pretty...
VIDEO: Coffee cups fly after woman throws hot drink on Miami Starbucks employee
MIAMI – Trouble was brewing inside a Miami Starbucks Thursday morning. Cell phone video shows coffee cups flying, then, the irate customer runs behind the counter threatening to fight. Another employee de-escalates the situation by restraining the woman. It all started with a disagreement after the woman ordered in...
2 teens, 2 men arrested after shooting injures teen during OfferUp meeting in Homestead
MIAMI – An OfferUp meeting in Homestead turned into a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy injured, and four suspects behind bars — including South Dade High School students. Two users on the online marketplace mobile app made a deal to trade a $500 minibike for a motorized...
Miami Teacher Arrested, Accused of Striking Autistic Student at Cutler Bay Elementary School
A Miami teacher is facing serious allegations after being accused of striking an 8-year-old autistic student at Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School in Cutler Bay. Erbil Barkley, the teacher implicated in the incident, was arrested Wednesday, WSVN reported. The mother of the student, Isaiah Torres, shared that her son...
Family seeks justice after woman killed in hit-and-run in Miami
Family members are seeking justice after a woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Miami. A vigil was held Wednesday night to remember the life of 62-year-old Mary Ruth Jackson, a mother and grandmother. Miami Police said Jackson was found unresponsive Monday night after she was struck...
Miami men charged in major gas pump skimming ring that operated for a decade
Six Miami men are among a group of suspects facing federal charges in connection with a major gas pump skimming ring that authorities said operated across the United States for a decade. A total of seven men are facing charges in the ring, that involved installing skimming devices on gas...
Man seen lurking through Wynwood building arrested for burglary and theft
Police have arrested a man who they say posed as a security guard and broke into several apartments in Miami, stealing thousands of dollars in valuable items. Abdul Woodside, 28, is facing a host of charges in a spree of burglaries that allegedly happened last month. According to several arrest...
‘Can happen to anyone': Miami firefighter who went into cardiac arrest grateful to be alive
A 23-year-old Miami firefighter is grateful to be alive following a scary incident during a training exercise. Reece Blake was a recruit in a class, training to become a SWAT medic in Miami. SWAT medics respond to incidents involving police officers in moments of crisis. On March 5th, Reece was...
Miami teen accused of beating school employee
MIAMI — An 18-year-old student at Miami Carol City Senior High School was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shoving a school security official trying to break up a fight in the school cafeteria.According to the police report, a fight broke out among students during lunch and that is police say Mitchel McField pushed away a school security official, who was trying to keep him from going back into the cafeteria. Police say McField did it twice with force. He was arrested and charged.
Stolen car suspect jumps into pond to flee officers following police chase in Miami-Dade
A woman had to be rescued by officers after she jumped into a pond to escape police who were pursuing her for allegedly stealing a car from a dealership in Miami-Dade Thursday afternoon. Miami-Dade Police officials said the incident began when Melina Logan, 27, was test-driving a 2024 Honda Civic...
Who was Mary Brickell? The other "mother" of Miami
MIAMI - A legend that has almost become a fact is that Julia Tuttle is the "Mother of Miami." She is often credited as the first woman to found a major American city. As the story goes, Tuttle, a Miami landowner, persuaded railroad baron Henry Flagler to extend his railroad to Miami. According to the legend, after a major freeze in north Florida in 1895, Tuttle, to back up an intensive letter writing campaign, sent Flagler a clutch of orange blossoms to prove South Florida was frost-free. Hence in popular history, Tuttle gets the credit for being the woman...
Car catches fire in warehouse in Miami’s Little River neighborhood
MIAMI – Miami Fire Rescue crews battled a blaze inside a warehouse in the city’s Little River neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Crews responded to the warehouse, located at Northeast 62nd Street and Second Avenue, at around 4 p.m. According to MFR, a car caught fire inside the warehouse. Firefighters...
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